Arch-support heel.



A. PRUVER.

ARCH SUPPORT HEEL.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 16. um.

' Patented Dec. 11, 191?.

- l I awvemtoz wm {2 51 /4; @ttozuauS resident elf litreohlye, eeuht y 01F ll Illa alt wtem may mate Be it lmewn that ll @tete of New Yet'lt, lmt'e mvente t certain raw and useful lmprevm pert Heels, Of which the tollewing is e sped fieatien, reference being had to the aeeempenying drawings teeming a, part theteet My invention relates t0 sheee met ether feet wear, and it has special reference to fitlt'filt supporting means thetetet'.

Une object elf my invention is to pm e simple and ett'eetlt'e' ttl'Cl'i euppet title meens fer lemte sheet slippers er like "whleh may he lflitlfllly eppherl te etth'er old we new shoes. I

Arch supperts ef various kinds have 'heen hitherto arranged te fit under the ereh 0t Wetter, either set tnte the shoe er teth, inte the structure ml the thee itselt Sup-- pmite Of this chat'eeter ere epen te 2t number ef "well lmewn'ohjeetlene, (trtieulzu'ly theee Whmh are inserted. in. old. SllGES, heeeu e they are more m: less uheemtertahle eml are apt m get out of place; Those that are huilt into the shoes are often expensive anal net always etleetive. V

.teeerellng te my invention pwvitle it simple and novel h whleh met; he I. eel l y applied to shees t eh ere her eze 01d and "which euppette the Weight ml the person in such ttzt l te eeese 2th uptvettl pressure uncles? the etch 0f ehee and tttt timetieelly eenetltute an arch support It furthermore teltev'ee: the heel Oil. the wearer, making the thee mere eemtettehle for matching or walking" letg clisttneeen lie. fact. l have fennel that sheee equipped. with my intention reliet'e'the pain it the at" l ehtl at the same time pt'eventelhlietetihg and burning at the heel.

ln ercler that my inventlen may he the-roughly understood ll will new preeeel te describe the same in the tellewingg epeeitlee tien, anclthen peint out the :eevel teetm'ee thereof in appenrletl eleime.

Referring te the drewhegge:

Figure]. is e pertial elevation et eehee, equipped with an arch support which eon"; stitutes an embodiment of my'tlntventien,

Fig, 2 is a, hottem plan View out the heel which constitutes the a'lleh suppert eml forms i pert of the thee is shown in Fig la tpeeifieetien at Letters ems; in Arehttup 1 het'eleel eulehtee lit Whteh this emtmgemeht 'llluet (me sirle t0 a, greater etrteht them set 15 1'5 3 eet'reseemle te l' ttlfitl ID metllhett en 01 my intent Another metlifieetien wt invention shown in t which com. me te l, and shows enly e. smell pertmn ed? the thee Special reference may he heel te 1 and 2, in which 10 elesgg tt- I the portion mt the sale which is under the arch of: wearer, ztmfl l? the heel.

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Ilhe heet as above i1edlleeteel may he up es & separate ertiele 0t mtmtfejeture, eetable of attachment te either old or new shoes,.end it may turthermere he madeet leathier, ruhhely fiher 01:? my suitable mt--' term "lttttt The beveled surface of the heel may be at any suitable angle to the fiat surface and its inclination is preferably chosen so that it strikes the surface of the ground or floor squarely as the wearer naturally walks. By this means the usual shock due to the sharp edge of the heel striking the ground is avoided.

Modifications in size and details may be made Within the spirit and scope of my invention, and I intend that no limitations be imposed other than those indicated in the ap ended claims.

hat I claim is: v

1. An arch supporting heel for shoes or the like comprising a heel member having a horizontal supporting surface tapered in width across the front of the heel and a mea es? beveled surface at an angle to the horizontal surface.

2 An arch supporting heel for shoes or the like comprising a heel member having a supporting" surface decreasing in Width from the inside aCIOSS the heel at the front, and a cut-away surface to throw the Weight of the wearer on the supporting surface.

3. An arch supporting heel for shoes or the like comprising a heel member having a horizontal supporting surface decreasing in width from the inside across the heel at the front, and a beveled surface at an angle to the horizontal surface.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of July, 1917.

ALBERT PRUVER. 

